The Sun. — London, England, 1826-12-18 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Etoile, dated Saturday.) lVfaomo, Dec. 4. Their Majesties, the King, Qua and their Royal Highnesses, the infantes and Infantaa, left the Escu rial this morning at eleven o'clock, and arrived in town at a quarter-past two. • The procession passed from the Iron gate, one of the gates. of the Prieto, to the palace, between two lines of troops, who were in the finest condition.- The most remarkable were the Cuirassiers and the Lance Chasseurs of the Royal Guard, the first .Regiment of Light Cavalry of the line, and the Volun : tear ROyalist, Cavalry. The Volunteer Royalist Infantry had been under arms all the morning. -One -ol,the Swiss regiments in the service of France was also worthy of notice : the men are distin guished by their martial air and fine appearance. Five battalions of the Infantry of the Guard closed the double line. The bells began to ring as soon as the Royal carriages appeared in sight, and continued till ti ey entered the palace. Their Majesties were satiated with the most lively acclamations. " The Royal Family had nut been a quarter of an hour- in the palace when his Majaty and his august brothers appeared, in the grand balcony, whence they saluted the people in the most affable manner.- The cries of 'Live the King,' Live Ferdinand' VII,' continued long to resound. " All the corps which were in garrison at Leganes, at Carman dales, at Viealvaro, at Setafe, and other villages in the neigh tionrhood of Madrid, arrived this morning to assist in forming the line, along with the guards, the provincial .militia, and the troops of the line in garrison in the capital. " Zssiotta, DEC. 3.—1 wrote to you on the 28th of Novem ber' that the Portuguese Royalists bad taken Miranda and Bra ganza, and I now send, yini the capitulation of the latter place ; at the same time informing you that the troops made prisoners joined the Royalists, and marched with them, to form a junction with the Royalists of Galicia, and attack Chaves, into' which General Claudine, lets retired, with about 600 men. The Commandant -General of Estremadura communicates, that the Portuguese Royalists, who were in that province, entered Portugal on the 15th, and took the direction of Lower Beira. We are assured, that after taking Chaves, they will all concentrate and mirelt iu one body MI Oporto. This is en that we know here of Portugal. ‘! Ulu• Commandant-General is at Alcaniaes. The day' mfore .yester►lay, at serer in the evening, the first battalion of Queen An►elia's regiment arrived here. The other two battalions have itiarched to Beneventa. It is stated for certain, that the:whole 'of this regiment •twill bu ►tationed at Sanabria, near the head quarters. " CAPITULATION OF BRAGANZA. " The Viscount De Montealegre, second General in Chief of his Most Faithful Majesty the Kiug, our Master, Don Miguel V. declares, • " That he pardons all the corporals and soldiers ' unless the King, or the Regency in hi s n ame , a d opt a decision contrary to his imprescriptable rights. " 2.• That all the principal officers' shall be considered aters of war, and detained in the forts in which they now are, as the only means o f p re se rv i ng th e i r li ves , and saving them frotn the insults of the people. " 3. That all citizens found in the foil shall also he detained there fin the same reasons. " 4.. That all the places of strength shall be disarmed, and that an officer shall be sent to receive the urine and provisions of war which belong to them. "b. 'Chat all the horses, catUe, and artillery found in those places shall he removed by soldiers appointed for the same pur pose, before the departure of the troops to time place to which they shall be ordered. " 6. That all military perions on leaving the fort shall be care fully examined, with respect to their effects and baggage. " 7. That the present articles shall be notified in the space of uue hour, and held to. be reified after that period. " Viscount de MQNTEALEGRE, " 2d General in Chief. " Bead-quarters at Braganza, Nov. 26. (A true copy.) " LUIS .TRA VASOS VALDES, • " Colonel of the 3d Regiment of Infantry, commanding the garrison. Heedinarters at &semis, Nov. 26." (Memorial Burde The Trieste Observer states, that the fleet which was seen off Cape Sapienza, was not the eipedition expected from Alexandria, but 'en . Egyptia n squadron,: which sailed from Nayarit, on a cruise. (From the Journal des Debate of Friday.) (PRIVATE cORRPAPONDENCE.) " Marian), •4s—l can essere you, that the uneasine,s' of our Government on the aecouut of the invasion of Portugal is veiy great, and that no• pains are spared to quiet Mr. Lamb, whose mites become every day more menarine. With a view tci. this object, the Minister of War has sent OrtiPt3 to ell the 'Cap 4ins-General commanding the frontier provinces to this effect " Every Constitutional Portuguese taken ps isoner in the in vasion of the Infautists, . who shall enter the Spanish territory, shall be treated with the kindness awl shall receive the hos pitality which is due to the subject of a friendly and Allied • Nation.' •• •-•-" But the events ere rapid, and it is out or the power of the (internment to stop not only tnose which are passing in the in. tenor of Portugal, hut even those which may take place on the Spanish territory ; for we are assured that the whule of the Prince's regiment, tile officers excepted, has passed the frontiers. If this fact he correct, as I believe it to be, there is no doubt that this desertion is a reinforcement sent by our apostolies to the brethren in' Portugal. • sa " Yesterday the Portuguese Charge des Afraires communicated to nut Government the resolution of the Portuguese Regency nu longer to recognise M. de Casa-Flores, in quality of Ambassador from Our Court. To this communication he joined the repot is of our Governors of the Portuguese provinces, bordering on Spain, announcing the invasion of the Portuguese rebels. The Charge des Air:tires closes his letter by fresh complaints, and by - demanding farther explanations ; hut instead of giving explans time, M. Salmon replied yesterday evening, that the functions OF M. tie Casa-Floras having ceased at Lisbon, those of N. Poste de 'Lima, Charge this Affairee of Portugal at Madrid, had also ceased, add that consequently, he was under the necessity of inter rupting his official relations with M. Ponto de Lima. The hitter had eereivell his despatches by an extraordinary courier,. sent to the French Ambassador at Madrid, by the French . Ambas sador at Lisbon. " M. d'Almida, Minister for Foreign Mika to the Regen cy, in the ,despatches mentioned above, which are dated the 27th ultimo, informs M. Polite de Lima that new instruct tions will he addressed to him next day, the 28th ; but we learn +A yesterday that. the Portuguese wbo was the bearer of those instructions had been taken on his routs at Villa-Viciosa by the Portuguese rebels ; so %vliat the new instructions contain is not known. " The letters by the post from Portugal, which arrived to. Jay, have not been delivered; and we are completely ignorant ir what hail been pasting hi the three provinces invaded by the Par• tuguese rebels. " We every day hear of game new excesses committed by the rebels who entered Braganza. We at present are informed, - that although they committed all sorts of crimee upon the inhabitants Of that place generally, they sought chiefly after the English sub jects established at Braganca. One of them had the misfortune to be taken, and was dragged alive through the streets, until he irspirsd under the most cruel torments. " Persons arriving from Old Castile announce, that the troops which marched through Valladolid, with General Longa, are cantormed in the villages in the neighbourhood of Benevento, on the side towards Portugal i " The Court returrosf this morning from the liseuriul, and since then the report of the dismissed of M. Coloinurde acquires farther credit. goine ioay that he will be succeeded by the Count D'Olfalia. Others say, that his successor will be M. Zea Berinudez." " PAM, DEc. 14.—1 n a representative Monarchy, every thing is the work of the Ministry ; ordin ances , l aW pro j ects, con ventions, treaties, &C., and certaisly, if ever t h ere was an occa ,%iou f or insisting upon this fundamental principle, 'it is with re. sped to the last speech delivered from the throne. What true Royalist, what faithful servant of the legitimate Monarch, Would charge the Crown with the responsibility of a dnewwent so calcu lated to disturb public opinion, as well by what, it withholds as by what it proclaims? This opinion, therefore, has hoe, 1111M l i mom, and is shared even by those who sonic days before stilt disputed his right of examination. Under these circumstances, the mi nioet has at leak done this much good, that the question will not agar;„ be revived. .4 It has been with ju.tiee remarked, that the phrases more par.. titularly attributed to M. de Welts have not has contributed to the depression of the public funds than the news from England Mut Portugal. We have already explained ourselves on the affairs of Portu gal. It would be, nseless now to retuiu to the subject. Our wishes ore for a rational liberty to all notions—a liberty confOrmable to their genius and manners. We never can approve Of those armed insurrections which take upon themselves the right of overthrow ing institutions, of dethroning and proclaiming kings. But pass iog o ver for the present the Portuguese question, properly so called, we ask whether France, under theserious circumstances in which the policy of M. de Villele has placed her, is aboutt;act; part suitable to her lutereata as well at her glory; 14;hother ; iu ranging ourselves on the side of Portuguese liberty, we occupy the poet of honour ; and whether, having done nothing in Spain during three years of the Dauphin's victories, we shall allow Eng• land alone to teach us how to deliver a King by securing the liber ties of a people? " All this is overwhelming fur M. de Villele. His deplorable poliiy has calks' back the power of England on the Continent ! " Can we pretend to remain in Spain, with the small number of troops we have there, while our. ally shall occupy Portugal with an army supported by her innumerable ships of war? We made this observation long ago, and our predictions were regarded as proceeding from hatred and envy; such must be the conse quences of an administration conducted by a man, who never waft, and never can be a statesman; by a Minister, who reads the des tittles of the world in the bulletin of his unfortunate three _per cents. ; by a President of the Council, who, possessing neither the knowledge nor talents necessary to that first place, instead of taking counsel from men well-informed in politics, has never formed a judgment op the state of Europe and Amerira, except from the ledgers of a banker. " The 4;istarque of this morning says..., We are assured that orders have been sent to the military divisions near Spain, to march all their disposable troops on Bayonne. These troops are destined to enter Spain immediately.' CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES_.. S'xrrxxc OF DEC. 14. The order of the day was read for tbe ballot for five candidates fir the Presidencp One of the Scrutators stepp e d i n t o t h e tri bune to call over the names. The Secretaries appointed yester day took their places al six desks which had been prepared fir them.. None of the Ministers were present at two o'clock. At a quarter past two N. de Corbierre arrived. He gave in his vote, and took his seat on the Ministerial bench, M. de Villele and the Keeper of the Seals came some minutes after, and also gave their suffrages. The sitting was suspended until there should be a sufficient ma. jority of members present. M. de Villele left the Chamber at a quarter past three. The other two Ministers were surrounded by Deputies, with whom they kept up a very animated conversation. About four o'clock the members present were More numerous. General Sebastiani, 8.31. Benjamin Constant, and M. Labbey de Pompieres attended. Tfie President stated, that the chamber would now be called over again. No other members in the mean time came in ; and it. was found that there was not a sufficient number present. The number counted was l ilt, wanted 24 to make up 215, the num ber required for the scrutiny, which was postponed till to-morrow, and the Chamber adjourned. N.B. We are informed that the number of Deputies registered in the Questor's bureaus, as having arrived in Paris, is 265, so that 74 were absent on this occasion. . FRENCH FUNDS ON FfUDAY•--Five .per Cents. 971. 90c. 981. 10c. ; Three per Cents. 661. 50c. 25c. 85c. ; Bank Ac tions, 2050 ; Naples Rentes, 711. 65c.; Spanish, 101 f. ; Royal Spanish, 501: PORTUGAL. (EXTRACT Or A PRIVATE UTTER.) • ()vonTo, Uric. Every thing here hears a gloomy aped, apprehensions being entertained for the safety of this place. We have determined on shipping some goods for England, and we have little doubt but the vessels will be enabled to sail before tht Marquis of Chaves reaches us, should .he succeed in driving back the Constitutional troops that are assembled on the banks of the Tatnega to oppose his progress ; but we think they will, in all likelihood, be able to resist him, as we understand 500 men could defend the position through which the insurgents must pass." D E r ß s tli zir 7.—" We are all in anarchy and alarm. The rebel troops, headed, we understand, by Silveira, 'under the title of Arch-Duke of Miraudella, are within fifty miles of us. They avow themselves supported by thq Spanish Government. Our troops are all gone to Atuarante, excepting 400 men : at that place a stand is to be made. All the Portuguese here appear full of ardour for the Constitution, and have sworn that they will op pose the absolute monarchy rebels ; but .so interwoven, in every way, is the influence of the priesthood, that they cannot be trusted ; therefore, it is, we fear, the city will be given up to the rapacity of the insurgents. There are nine English ships in the Doura, which will, no doubt, get away with half cargoes, filling up with English refugees and their effects. A report has just reached us, that the Spaniards have sent row-boats out of Vigo, to intercept the vessels now about expected from Newfoundland, either under Portuguese or English colours. We hear that tht Spanish Ambassador was obliged to leave Lisbon in twenty4nur hours; his request to remain' as a private individual was refused him." , (Prom the Supplement to . thelmpareinl of the 7th.) O . . 4.--The following news, was received this morning, which, for the information of the`Publie, we hasten to publish : - The brave Valdez, and his faithhil soldiers, after the most vi gothus resistance, were obliged, by hunger and want of mu nition, to capitulate, awl were sent to. Spain, not willing, on ;thy account, to accept of the advantageous offers that the rebels made them. > Braganza was reduced to ashes, after being sacked by the rebels, who committed the most horrid enormities. Jenerals • Mello and Claudino, not having arrived in time to a,,sist the brave Valdez, retreated ; and on the 3d inst. had their head-quarters in Murcia. On the hth General Claudino would occupy Villa Real ; in the, mean time General Mello, with part of the division, was to occupy positions on the heights of Barroza. The rebels had, on the Sd inst, advanced to Mirandella, ravag ing the country, as they passed, so much so that they appear more like an army of barbarians than Portuguese. The exclamations given by the rebels are—" Long live our Ge neral, Silveira, Viceroy of Portugal !"—" Long live the - union with Spain !"—Long live our Archduke !" There were not any Alesertions in the troops of Mello and Claudino, but- the greatest spirit of fidelity and subordination. We suppose General Mello, as well as Clauditio, - have in view to defend the line of Zamegor, to prevent the rebellion from ex - tending into Minho, and delivering the unfortunate province to the fate which had frightened their inhabitants. The General of Becon has taken the necessary steps that the spirit of rebellion should not reach that province. Notwith standing this melancholy news, the inhabitants of Porto ought not to be alarmed. This city is gUarded ou tke front and sides with valorous and faithful troops, and we ought to follow the courage Which inflames the true lever of his country. Our enemies have as many weak as ill-dispo►ed ; thiough they have in view rapine, and, what is yet more frightful, the delivering of their country to a foreign faction. The Captain of one of the merchantmen which left Oporto on the Bth, states that he met with two steam-boats with English troops on board, entering the harbour. On being informed no Such vessels had been despatched from England, he still persisted in the correctness of his assertion, which appears to confirm the report of troops being sent from Gibraltar to Lisbon, and from thence to Oporto. The private accounts, in addition to the letter we have given, contain little inforthation to be relied upon. The numbers of the rebels, and the motley group from Spain, are stated at, 15,000 men ; but this number (unless it is a mere blun der for 1,500) is inconsistent with the hesitation which is said to have taken place in the movement of the rebels after the pillage of Braganza. It was this pillage, and t h e promise to the raga muffins of a similar licence at Oporto for three days, that had so AMC! the English at the latter place. The Marquis of Chaves' immense estates are chiefly on the boundaries of Portugal : he has great influence with the Church party. ' 'Several row-boats, to capture Portuguese property, had already sailed from Vigo, but we suppose they will not be particular as to the flag; and what redress can be expected after the property is in a Spanish port ? As many names of towns and places in Portugal, whatever be the issue of the present struggle, will, for some weeks at least, be " as familiar as household words" in the mouths of our readers, it may not be deemed altogether useless to lay before theip the fidlowing very short account of the localities, and of the bearing and distance of a few of them from Lisbon and from Oporto, upon which the march of the insurgents seem to be principally directed i--. BKAGANZA gives title to the present Royal Family. It is a frontier town, of no great size or importance, about a hundred miles, as the crow flies, east from Oporto. There is no reason fur 'supposing that the citadel could be forced by th e insurgen t s , unless fr om wan t o f provisions; hut if it be true, astwas stated in the . I 'mm/raid, that the troops that had sought .refuge there were already reduced to feed on their horses, they cannot lung hold out, for we may be assured that if the fort 'affords small provision fur the men, it effords still less for their rattle. Villa Real is about one-third of the way between Oporto and. Rtagatiztt ; in point of size, Villa heal and Braganza are twarly alike. This town, be it obserVed, lies on the direct route to Oporto, and at no great distance from the left bank of the Douro. Amirante lies thirty miles east from Oporto. Under present circumstances, this is a point of extreme importance, as, by its situation 01 1 the rigid bank of the Douro, it will, if adequately defended, form a complete cov er , to Oporto in its rear. 1f the rebels succeed in forcing the ilauage of the Douro, there does not wvin so y thing to hinder their i tumediate advsnee on that town, ' . which, if Amarente have fallen, we may be pretty certain has, by this time, followed its fate. Oporto, or more properly, °Porto, derives its name from a city Which formerly stood on the opposite bank, of which it was the port or harbour. It is, in respect of numbers, the second, and in every thing else the first city of Portugal. It stands on the right bank of the Douro, at its mouth, and contains a larger pro portion of British population, and of British capital, than perhaps any town on the Continent; the whole, we need not say, employ ed in the wine trade, which derives its English name from the town where it is shipped, and where it is generally stored. From Oporto to Lisbon is about one hundred and eighty miles, or three days' good bard riding. Of the irruption of the refugees, in the centre of the frontier, very little has yet appeared ; and we shall, therefore, only notice these towns in the South, where the line of march has been more specifically indicated. Villa Vicosa, or Viciosa, is a town in Alen-tejo, lying about 100 miles due east from Lisbon, and about 30 miles west from Badajos. • If the notice which we gave on Thursday, from the Journal des Della's, be correct, the insurgent troops which have occupied Villa Vicose, must he those who were So opportunely supplied by accident, with the arms sent trout Badajos tofilerida, with the notable guard of a lieutenant and twelve men. Accor ding to other accounts, likewise given on Thursday, they advan ced to Estrernoi, en the same line of road, whence they declined slightly to the left, and took up a position at Evoramonte. Es tremoz was at one time a very strong town, and contained above seven thousand inhabitants. Evora is the capital of the province of Alen-tejo, and one- of the most ancient cities of the kingdom. It is about twenty-five miles from Estremoz, and fifteen from Evoramonte. In march ing to meet the insurgents in the south, the Regent's troops, Whether from false information or otherwise, seem to have kept too far to the rigkt, for Evora, where they are said to have halted, is, if any thing, in the rear of the position of the rebels. STAFFORD ELECTION. FRIDAY, Mc. M.—THIRD DAY.—The poll of last night (the second day) closed at four o'clock, as follows— Beaumont 245 J Spooner IRI Late on Thursday evening the following hsnd-bill an nounced the termination of the contest " Gentlemen—Broken promises justify unredeemed pledges.— The continued and increasing violations of the promises made to me on my canvass, and/ subsequently to my arrival, have com pletely exonerated me from the pledge of polling out the fur getses, and have created a majority for my opponent which it is hopeless to expect to reduce, &c. &e.—. Your humble servant, " RICHARD SPOONER: " Stafford, Thursday Night, Dee. 14, 1826." This morning, after two or three Burgesses had polled, the return was signed, and Mr. Beaumont declared duly elected. The chairing closed the week's'uproar and ex citentent. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, DEC. 16.—We have not for some time enjoyed so grand a quartetto of church music as what issued to-day from the bells of St. Nicholas, St. John's, All-Hallows, and St. Mary's (Gateshead) in ho nour of Mr. Wentworth Beaumont's election for the Bo rough of Stafford; and it is but justice to add, that the sensation on 'Change was such as amounted to a high and very flattering compliment.to the late worthy Member for Northumberland. One of the chief points mooted was— when shall th e d ay b e fi xe d f or cons u mmat i ng t h e grand dinner, origin a ll y i nten d e d to b e given to Mr. Beaumont on the 3tl ult , but which, for a specific reason, was post poned sine die? No doubt this fete will take place during the Recess : and a proud day it will be to the honourable gentleman, as it will show him how firmly he holds the affections of his more northern friends, notwithstanding the circumvallation of a new set of constituents. But it should be recollected that a British Senator legislates not for an isolated place, but for the whole British empire; and the capability may safely be conceded to a man of Mr. Beau mont's attainments, to give every satisfaction to those who invest him with Senatorial authority, at the same time that his general conduct in, Parliament shall be such as to confirm him more and more in the goOd opinion of his older friends and adherents. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LLO'YD'S.—(Tnrs DA..) GRAVihr. NO, Dec. lb to 17.—Arrived, the Adeoria,Stewald, from Palermo ;, Nautilus, '!'repay, (rum Alimtnichi ; Cumberland, Clements, from Seville; Assiduous, Brand, from Lisbon ; De spatch, Graham, from ditto; and Swift, —, from Seville. Sailed, the James Laing, Sughrue, for Jamaica; Diana, Davis, fur Para; Spanish Packet, Wrightson, for Malta; Surrey, Dixon, for Jamaica ; and the Juno, Price, for ditto. DEAL, Drc. I6.—Wind S.E. by E.—Arrived, th e Ti ger , Richards, from L o ud on t o New South Wales; Fleetwood, Puck, from ditto to Jamaica ; and the Sir E. Ranks, from the River, and passed to Westward. 14mrsstowro, DEc. 17.--Wind E.—Arrived, the Ross, Storey, from Dantzie in 34 days ; the Heroine transport, from London to Lisbon; Maria, Bibbers, front Leghorn ; and, off the Wight, the Erin, from Rio Janeiro. Sailed, his Majesty's ships Romney and Pyramus, for Lisbon ; Greenwich, Dunn, for. the South - Seas; Elizabeth, Walker, for Grenada; Nurna and Stentor transports, for Cork awl Lisbon-; Anu, From, for Naples ; and his Majesty's Ship Snap, for the Eastward. Hid Majesty's ship Melville went out of harbour to Spithead. • PLYMOUTI6 DEc. 15.—Wind E.—Sailed, the ;Mitchell, for Oporto; Susan, Nicholson, for Naples; Henry, for St. Vincent's ; and the Susan and Maly, Eastward. I'matouni, to N N.E.—Arrived, the Eclipse packet, Griffin, from St. Thomas's in 29 days, with loss of two boats, &c. ; also the Tyriau packet, Dwyer, from Wool wich. Sailed, the Sprightly,Newton, for St. Michael's ; Louisa, Cook,. for the South Seas; Starimer packet, Baker, for Lisbon ; anal the Fisher packet, Barron, for Halifax and Bermuda. It is usual for peasants in Sweden, whose horses are travelling post, to run by the side of them, to see that they are well used--a boy, with naked legs, being employed in driving them. Some of these peasants will thus tun barefooted six miles within t'he hour. A few weeks since a poor widow, named Eliz. Silk, aged 75, was rim over by a gentleman's chariot, opposite the Church, in the High-street, Kensington. The liveries were green, turned up with white The carriage never stopped, but the coachman most unfeelingly kept on the pace at which he was be fore driving. The poor woman died yesterday in St. George's Hospital from the injuries thus inflicted on her. This circum maxim is made puiblic in the hope that it may meet the eyes of those who thus unfeelingly caused the death of a fellow-creature, leav ing to their own bosoms the remorse necessarily consequent there on.—Kensinton, Dec. 15,1826. The wi f e of a shoemaker, residing at the corner of Bartholomew-terrace, City-road, received the intelligence, oil Thursday evening, that a long-litigated law-suit, respecting a large amount of property to which she was entitled, in virtue of a former marriage, had been decid e d i n h er f avour . O verpowere d by the unexpected news; she retired early to bed, somewhat in disposed, and in the morning her husband discovered that she was dead ; thus what had appeared, the evening before, the most for tunate event of his life, was rendered the most calamitous. His wife having had only a life-interest in the property, hi will not be benefitted one farthing by the decision. DR. JOHNSON ON LUXURY.--The following ob servations of that Leviathan of Literature, the late Dr. Samuel Johnson, ftintish a complete answer to the mawkish wailings of those who are habituated to decry the actions and motives of their superiors.—" Many things which are false," observes the Doctor, "are transmitted from book to hook, and giiin credit in the world. One of these is the cry of evil against luxury. Now, the truth is, that luxury produces irmeh'good. Take the luxury of buildings in London ; does it not produce real advantage in the conveniency and elegance of accommodation, and this all fro m the exertion of ind ustry? People will tell you, with a melan choly face, how many builders are in gliol. It is plain they are in gaol, not for building, far rents Are not fallen. A man gives half a guinea fur a dills of green peas : how much gardening does this occasion? bow many labourers must the competition to have such things early in the market keep in employment? You will hear it said, very gravely, "Why, was not the half guinea thus spent in luxury given to the poor? To how many might it have afforded a good meal? Alas ! has it not gone to the industrious poor, whom it is better to support than the idle poor? You are much surer that you are doing good when you pay money,to those who work, as the reeuMpenee of their labour, than when you give money merely in c harity. Suppose the ancient luxury of a dish of peacock's brains were to be revived, how many carcases would be made about tD cheap ruined by extravagance, rate ? and as to the rout that is it ie no mat ter to the nation that b9ttli individuals suffer. When so muc h mthe peopleper at wilo a general productive exertion is the consequence of luxury, the na tion does not care .thou g h there are debtors in gaol ; nay, they would not care though their creditors even there too." PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-CHRTSTMAS, NOTICES OF MOTIONS AND ORDERS or THE DAY WHICH NOW STAND ON THE ORDER BOOK. (The Orders of the Day for hearing Election Petitions appeared in the Sus of Friday last.) Friday, Feb. IL ORDERS OF THE DAY. I. Supply—(!ointnittee. '2. Ways and Means—Committee. Monday, Feb. 12. ORDER OF THE DAY. Postage Dillies Acts (Great Britain and Ireland)—Committee thereupon, NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. liuskisson—Con.ideration of the Laws relating to the Importation of Foreign Corn. Tuesday, Feb. 13. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1. Mr. 51aberlv—Ileturils of articles imported and exported; ahn, an Account of Bank Notes in circulation. 2. Sir Henry Parnell—Debt due by the Government to the Bank—the ba , lance of the public money in the hands of the Bank—and the sum paid in 1828 to the Bank for the management of the National Debt. ORDER or THE DAY: Mallow Election, Becognizanees—Adjourned Debate. Thursday, Feb. 15. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. - . _ I. Colonel Davies to move a Resolution, That the Estimates, previously to their being printed, be referred to a Select Committee. 2. Mr. Spence—MOtions concerning the Exchequer, Rolls, and Vice- Chancellor's Court, &c. 3. Mr. Wilmot Horton—Appointment of Committee on Emigration. ORDER OT THE DAY. Private Bills, Resolutions—Adjourned Debate. Friday, Feb. 21. Last Day for receiving Petitions for Private Bills. Tuesday, Feb. V. NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. Mim?hael Angelo Taylor—Motion tending to separate the jurisdiction in all matters of Bankruptcy from the High Court of Chancery. Monday, May 14. Last Day for receiving Reports of Private Bills. NOTICES OF. MOTIONS AFTER CHRISTMAS, FOR WHICH NO PARTICULAR DAY HAS BEEN FIXED. I. Mr, Spring Rice—Repeal of the Duty on Coals imported into Ireland. 4. Mr. Williams Wynn—Thanks to the Officers and Men engaged in the late glorious successes in India. 3. Mr. Spring Rice—Motion relating to the Government of Ireland. 4. Mr. Macqueen—Law of Settlement. :5. Mr. Maherly-..Repeal of the Assessed Taxes. 6. Lord Viscount Althorp—To move for a Select Committee to whom may be referred all Petitions complaining of general Bribery or Cor ruption at any Election; also, a Select Committee to consider of the mode of conducting the Poll at County Elections; also, a Bill to prohibit persons voting at any Election Also may be employed as Agents for any Candidate at such Election. 7. Lord Nugent—Address for Returns of the various rights on which Voters claim to return Members to Parliament In the difftent Coun ties, Cities, and Boroughs; distinguishing resident from non-resi dent and actual Freemen and Burgesses from Honorary. 8. Mr. Secretary Peel—Police of parishes in the immediate vicinity of fhe Metropolis. 9. Mr. Secretary Peel—l. Bill for consolidating and amending the Laws relative to Larceny, and offbnees connected therewith. 2., Bill for consolidatidg and amending the Laws relative to malicious Injuries to Property. 3. Bill for consolidating and amending the JAM rela tive to Remedies against the Hundred. 4. Bill for consolidating and amending the Laws relative to Embezzlements by Journeymen Ma nufacturers, and Disputes by Journeymen and their Masters. S. Bill for repealing such'Statutes as will be superseded by the preceding 10. Mr. Bransby Cooper—Resolution against giving Voices to all Members who come to Committees on Private Bills. ii. Colonel 'rorrens—Motion for the pacification of Ireland. 12. Mr. Henry Grattan—To explain and amend Act 33 Geo. 3, c. 21, for the relief of his Majesty's Roman Catholic Rubjects. 13. Mr. James Brown—Papers relating to a Police Report in the County of Mayo. 14: Mr. James Grattan—To propose Resolutions respecting the condition of the poor of Ireland. L. Mr. George Dawson—Bill to provide for the better maintenance of it. legitimate children hi Ireland. 16. Mr. Harvey—Te regulate the formation, and to define the liability of Joint Stock Companies. 17. Mr. James Browiie—To amend the Election Law of Ireland. IS. Mr. Charles Pallmer—Bill to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Savings Banks. Also, a Bill to fac il itate and regulate County and other Provident Institutions. 19. Mr. Trench—Bill to regulate the Elective Franchise in Counties at large in Ireland. 20. Sir John Newport—State of the First Fruit Fund in Ireland. 21. Mr, John Williams—Return of all Motions heard before the Lord Chancellor during the last five years, and of all Appeals, Causes, Exceptions, Further Directions, Bankrupt and Cause Petitions, heard before his Lordship, and now pending for Judgment, with the times when they . were respectively heard, and the days on which the same have been in the Paper for Judgment. 22. Mr. Courtenay—Select Committee on Friendly Societies. PRICES OF STOCKS Till Bank Stock ll9 3 per Cent. Red IS% 9 EN 3 per Cent. Cons. 'li per Cent.: ...— Dittoßed. Bl% 5 434 i 4 per Cent. New ........ IRtto, 1926 Pt 6% Bank Long Ann. 18h34 India Stock Ditto Bonds IS --!-- pm. PRICES Or FOREIGN F ' , Austrian Bonds, 5 per cent. - Brazilian Bonds 6O Buenos Ayres Bonds Chilian'Bonds, 6 per ct. 3B Colombian Bonds Ditto, 1824 3l 2,4 Daish 3 per tent. .563 76% Greek Bonds — Ditto 1816 17 11114 17% Guatunaln M Do . ISZican Bonds 6 3 y.• • DAY ATONE O'CLOCK. Smith Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 75 7 pm. Ditto 5OO a.... 7 5 7pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial Bank for Opening India for Account Cons. for Acct. ...79N% SO% 'l INDS AT ONE 0 CLOCK. Neapolitan, 1824 Peruvian Bonds — Portuguese Bond.; Pjussian, 5 per cent. IV IS Ditto, New — Russian, New, 5 p. c....... 82 j{ ► I}.i Spanish, 1821 — --- 1823 French itenteb, S p. c —f. —c. Exchange —4. --. 3 per cent. ex div —t. —c. Exchange —f. —c. PRICES OF SNARES AT ONE 0-CLOCK. raid. Anglo Menican Mining Company X7S Brazilian Mining Company , 2 0 General Mining Association 5 Pasco Peruvian Mining Company .... 15 Potosi La Paz and Peruvian Assoc. United Mexican Mining Company 2/ 4 PRICE OF IRISH Hank Stock - - ----- (lov. Stock, 3h, per cent. 92 14 fi h; Ditto, New 4 per Cciit. 93 yi Gov, i)eb, 3N, per cent ... &Wil il Commix; 3 per cent. 76ly, • Royal Canal Stock trend Canal Stock ....... City Deb. 4 per cent. --.. Rallart Office Deb. 4 per cent..,, Per Sham 48 3231 1 £2 8 S 2 10 104 STOCKS, DEC. IS. St. Patrick Insur. (per share) Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine Imperial Mine Mining Co. of Ireland Commercial Buildingi MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. 0 A inei Ica 0 Due. Guernsey A: Jersey. 2 U Brazil 0 I Ham burgh . . 0 0 Buenos Ayres ' 0 I Holland 0 0 Donaghadee 0 II Jamie* 0 2 Dublin 1 Flanders 0 I France . 01 0 Malta _ 0 Gottenburgb 0 2 Waterford 0 ..... ... 0 • HIGH WATER A•T LOND Horning 6.7 minutes after 4. 3N BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Evening ll:minutes atter 9. Zbit LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, • DEC. IS, 1826. At a late hour this afternoon we received, by Ex press, the Dale, dated yesterday, but it :is very barren of interest, from the:theatre of operations in Portugal, bringing no later dates from Lisbon than the .sth.inst. Accounts have been received from Ma drid, of the,l2th, at which period they did not know ally thing for certain respecting the operations in Tras-oe-Montes. The Portuguese deserters from the Algar ves, have united iii the Alentejo with those that entered on the side of Estremos , and appear to direct their march on the Algarves. Contradictory news have been circulated for three or four days at Madrid on these events. The Etoile is filled with extracts from the Engfist Journals respecting the King's MeSsage to Par lia. ment. General CASTELLANI, commanding the advanced guard of the French troops at Cadiz, arrived at Paris. The Marqui s o f MousrtEn, the French Ambassa dor at the C our t o f M a d r id, h a d passed Vi ctor i a on the 7th in s t. on his return to Paris. The French F un d s were—Five per C e n ts . 97f. 90c.; Three per Cents. 66f. 65e. ; and, aft er 'Ch ange, they were done at 67f. We rece i ve d last night the Paris Papers of Friday, and the .Etolle of Saturday morning, and as their cwt= tents are, under present ci rcumstances, more than usually interesting, we have given copious extracts from them in mother column. They do not, how ever, put us in possession o f any very important intel telligence. The Doile makes no observations on the po li c y of Great Britain and France on the present' crisis. The Journal des Debra:, on the other hi has a long article, questioning the policy of M• VILLELE, by which it asserts France is plated il situation unsuited to her interests and glory, end power of England has been called bask on the tinent. I The Etude publishes the capitulatiOn of Bugle and states in an article, dated Zamora, Dec. 3 ,11 the troops made prisoners joined the Royalists, t marched with them to form a junction with 1 Royalists of Galicia, and attack Chaves, into Ai place it is said that General CL.AUDIso has te l iP with about 600 men. The capitulation of Brag" which is signed on beh a lf o f his Majesty, Dot , ' GUEL by the Viscount DE MONTEALEGR E S II one remarkable condition in it. It stipulates, that the principal offi ce rs sh a ll be COMideredpriSollol9 detained in the forts, as the only lll mansfpreser tin their lives, and saving them front the mats people. This would imply that the inhabitants of th e to anti surrounding districts are generally hostile to new Constitution ; and, if we may credit oth er counts, it would seem that their animosity aga inst t English knows no bounds. Some British reside s in firaganza, are said to have suffered the mo st hog barbarities from the infuriated feeling of these stroci°l bigots. , ha , It does not appear that any public proceedings,, ( taken place in the Chambers, in consequence communications from this country to the French U vernment. It is mentioned, from the Aristarquef ~ ► orders had been sent to the military divisions Del' Spain to march all th e ir disposable troops on Bayonit Sand that these troops are to enter Spain forthw2., The French Funds, on Friday, fluctuated, the per Cents. betw een 97f. 75c. and 98f. "30e., and u Three per Cents. between 66f. 25c. and 66f. 85e. - ------- We received list night Dutch and Brussels Pee to the 16th i ns t., th e i r contents are not itn expedition to Java is shortly to sail. Three ship: the line have been at last manned, and it is saki In 2,800 troops are to be embarked on board of Ow A frigate and some smaller vessels are to follow. The sickness in Overyssel is ffencrally decreasioi, 0 •• . 0 1 but *in one district in the neighbourhood of 131 ° c ' evendioi a town on the Zuyder Zee, its ravages are portant. 11 The Rhine is rising rapidly, and some fears are enter tamed of an inundation. The second Chamber of the States General were t' meet oti the 15th to hear the projet of the lo °l ' 1 ' Bu_d_get. ' 25th Nov., which state 4 , il We find in these papers letters from Nitric' -! A st,ri! r 'die. troops would leave the kingdom of the t" Si 'th during the ensuing year. His MAJESTY, 11 1 1 0 positively that die standing the alarm which some of his Aliiiis ter h s , - r i endeavoured to excite with regard to the C3r"- t l f 3 iAl has declared that a loner detention of the A". s 1 , troops would be a violation of the word lie has go: 4 ` 0; AMSTERDAM, Mc. 15. Exchanges on 1.011400, 40 1 t Two months, 39 10 to 39 9. Hamb,urgh Papers to the 14th inst. reached lIS y e terday. The King of SWEDEN on the Ist inst. co: [erred on the Crown PRINCE the di g nit y of High Ag Lordmiral. iust • 1 ( 0 1 , The accounts front Copenhagen ' to the 9th aesyribe the herring fishery as unusully pfoductive. IaCHANGES ON LO NDON. .Li2L.l_B.o(6l,l7;omveadmisat, :ser4l.iii pC:itisrlANA, Nov. 29—Three reeoths, 6 Sh: V. EEsEcEoH, Nor. 26.--9 2142 RUN, DEC. 9..-Three months, 6 VI. 1711" Al DEC. 2.--Two Months, 10 4. ---:------ -----=---- --- :attamongattihih.h inhnstz ei eeegid(d,.ni)n,le,eig:3o7iir, A despatchedGT, ee,edil . hi, xip obl i .desiveni l ee frontJ:,Lnais/ Lisbon ns top t e h o c at 2 s 9t o h f u F it r . i o d n ay ly e ; o b n u t--f igs tinw il p it g e s i ; gain:. ial ai r t whic li find the following extracts from the offie patches received by the Portuguese Governmen have not been before published by us :--- t *** l e ilr e l ß A l l - FII FROM THE OFFICIAL OFSFATCHNS SICTIVIP BlotahfrteteaT‘g‘irar.GasTos.erai‘lfoCnitlellid:Owo:iwtehsVofr:o::::au:inTriheatesh:oCof a llo a t te it u th li : ns isd i : l orr l the Marquis de Chaves was marching from Afirtaida 6 1° Baragleantterzaoafttthhee2b4etadh, of d 800 e o sa o net t bl i rodelcrai was ro osodaotda i ,hn s afilorefg:i d ec. t directed guerilla, Chaves l:oblnhesyoiis :t‘iheeim a, aseuall partly t ida n e at I, Valdes, acter, t ocr h mlusui ,p e .. •lib. a kfioo N ariori r otg i itega s c a t n iuolLut osvg o e foatuuo u dchn, isuti n i s 6 seot cb‘ i t etp or° s ca,e)i n inti, i . j d: r ii e pojilni a l ibeinpodii i i 1 1t0,0,.11,,hei s 1 l lllPlndh o il vt i 1.2,0 0 0: o l' ertoi s I I,tr t i,ti t r o 1 I 1 4 : el ) 2, 3 ,)i Idi,, i : :11 ,tiv( it,: r i oh e j bvit, rot a 1• 1,11 iiiii. Spam'' h eoh 1101.. rl w. notiet o ll s insurrection ,rethhiitamittuserthle.ef°"uwewreaunasntuerttuoale.ti from General Clandis°;blioo to ireTThioi:eitnlisicoulrleirl,reciato.sotciaf.oont,ttdilide,bisevoumrsauutost;o;urt4hneaostmo‘tribi:iingsdisisii iii:l i iesios S af o l : o_ pirsone ° 2 "' ~ 10 Marquis d Angiza, commandant of Minh°, ii .etiiin; i. a . ,vtue _ heceoluDonfutibu u erirro es ,. pa a t n e d li f i rom . General Axeredos a tt. " a. th * 48 : 11/h lit: states, that the rebels bad go; co t o u t ‘ n ‘ be t T g e h i e le : C d a h v on a e m t htira offered t °lft t i o :c. i n i e" ia:ch t7 : l:-"lbl i eaP i thrienii76::lB:7ttuiw°ld4heefeti;:u.lll: a F re ical wT h il o ilijen T uri ' acem. river. theit por " tu T gu h ese e g M tn in i i:t i :r Chamber of Peerst°Rhiefd.oi ff reereignnt corps of I:: all al ICt f hii attentive -1 all'a' Silveira, and others, hare iiirodY le t oat A that t an aryt Y t l ii n , e d i I i ti''ay.:: :111 to ive the Court of Madrid. Christian liajoiltr if • The functions of the Ambassador of h is ' Ilfil. care_ suspended until Spain give su ffi cient satisfaction for theltour, , ° _ ln lined by the rebels. • Meanwhile,' adds the ,„ 1 ,..., r t 0 1 tvery hope of reconciliation is not abandoned, if the "Lidl. Madrid_tttour should be willing to give its any guarantee for tho J ori t - 01 , .L . l e army is in such a state of disorganization, thet Irlaanc• lig d to have recourse to the militia ; and, lastly, to tbs.-... t eal of Greet Britain, beeaiu.e, happily, we are not on thill a l7 tltthf.tiovter; thlhnas:i.tihletuk,rteealreeilgarnendi pie:l;M: n:tt:e: ii.reliiw..t...sai og;ipttob°llittibib,i'yd: with the Court of London as we are with that of Wow A go " In the Chamber of Deputies the Minister iif a u to of made a report similar to that which he made in to 0 t till Peers. He said, that the Court of France had recogooi" ;,,-; silo sent political system of Portugal, and that Russia! Atig i t ' i ttar Prussia, had given their Ministers the most , sittioW t° , l T oThesel s tionc. His Excellency concluded by stating that too Royal had claimed the assistance of England. !teed respecting the conspiracy 4' " The Minister said, that all the pieces which had bee,' da Chaves, formed two volumes folio, but that he did not aloe P • ee. sent them to the Chamber, for fear of fetiguing their pito" .j; li g The Minister of Justice read a bill of eight articles, pro' 00 fur the creation of a guard of safety, in every c ity and town iu kingdom. 'rime bill is to be di.icusaed at the next sittings. of Magessi and the Alreirt., "" Go.verns:turoe:tg; His Majesty's ship Gloucester s ailed from the Pi u.- Saturday with a battalion of Guards for Lisbon. 51'e Was expected to cAch Spithead last night, but will not 11 ! detained there longer than necessary to pay her still'